Corinna Maguire, Oranmore, Co Galway with Avital Dimes, Glasgow, and Mary McHale, Oranmore on the flat during the bridal race in aid of the Special Olympics. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times

JP McManus with jockey AP McCoy after his horse Carlingford Lough won the Galway Plate at the Galway Races. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times